Let's Knit -UK (2021-03)

PRACTICAL GUIDES

95

Yarn Weights and Substitution

STANDARD TENSION

30-33 sts-36-50 rows

28 sts-36 rows

26 sts-32 rows

22 sts-28 rows

18 sts-24 rows

14 sts-19 rows

9 sts-12 rows

YARN TYPE

Lace

4ply

Sport

DK

Aran

Chunky

Super Chunky

STANDARD NEEDLE SIZE

2mm-3mm

3.25mm

3.5mm

4mm

5mm

6.5mm

10mm

Swapping in a different yarn?

Here are some points to remember.

n Choose one with a similar

tension to the specified yarn.

Match the tension given on the

ball band of the yarns, as the

pattern may use a different stitch.

n Consider the fibre content and

how this might affect the finished

project. For example, cotton yarn

will knit up very differently to wool.

n Don’t forget to check the care

instructions of your new yarn. Not

all yarns are machine washable.

n Look at the meterage of the

new yarn, rather than the weight of

the ball. Not all 50g balls have the

same meterage and you don’t

want to run short when nearing

the end of your project.

Last-minute Make

PAY HOMAGE TO THE HUMBLE HEDGEHOG WITH SACHIYO ISHII’S

FLUFFY LITTLE LOOP-STITCH LOVLIES

MEASUREMENTS

& SIZES

15cm long

KNIT KIT

Yarn: DK shades (A) Pink, (B)

Lilac, (C) Peach, 25g of each,

Dark Brown, Yellow,

oddments

Needles: 3.5mm

Crochet hook: 4.5mm

Safety toy stuffing

SPECIAL

ABBREVIATIONS

ml: k first st but do not drop

st from LH needle, bring

yarn to front, wrap once

around left thumb and take

back between needles, k

same st again and drop off

LH needle, lift first st over

second st and off RH needle

to complete

Start

knitting

here...

HEAD AND BODY

£ Using 4.5mm needles and

yarn A (B), cast on 20 sts

£ Row 1 (WS): (k1, kfb) to end.

30 sts

£ Row 2: ml in each st to end

£ Row 3: k to end

£ Rows 4-17: rep Rows 2-3

seven times more

£ Row 18: rep Row 2

£ Row 19: (k1, k2tog) to end.

20 sts

£ Rows 20-25: rep Rows

2-3 three times more

Change to yarn C

£ Row 26: k to end

£ Row 27: p to end

£ Row 28: k5, k2tog, k6,

k2tog, k to end. 18 sts

£ Row 29: p5, p2tog, p4,

p2tog, p to end. 16 sts

£ Row 30: k5, k2tog, k2,

k2tog, k to end. 14 sts

£ Row 31: p5, (p2tog)

twice, p to end. 12 sts

£ Row 32: k5, k2tog, k to

end. 11 sts

£ Row 33: p4, p3tog, p

to end. Nine sts

£ Row 34: k to end

£ Row 35: (p1, p2tog) to

end. Six sts

£ Cut yarn leaving a long

tail, thread through rem sts,

pull tight and fasten off

EAR (make four)

£ Using 4.5mm needles

and yarn C, cast on five sts

£ Row 1: p to end

£ Row 2: k to end

£ Cut yarn leaving a long

tail, thread through rem

sts, pull tight and fasten off

FLOWER

£ Using 4.5mm hook and

yarn B, make 4ch

£ Rnd 1: sl st in each ch to

end

£ Fasten off

TO MAKE UP

With fastened-off yarn

end, sew Head closed.

With cast-on yarn end,

work a gathering thread

along cast-on edge and

pull tightly. Stuff Body and

seam. Sew ends of Ears

together into semicircle

shape and attach to

Head. Sew eyes to face.

Using Dark Brown DK,

make short back stitches

for nose. Attach Flower to

one Hedgehog and use

two strands of Yellow DK

to make a French knot in

centre. Weave in all ends

LK